Overalls



P. W. SHEEN.

OVEBALLS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1921.

Patentgd Jan. 3, 1922.

PATRICK W. SHEEN, OF CLINTON, IOWA.

OVERALLS.

inoasso.

Application filed April 18, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK W. SHEEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clinton, in the county of Clinton and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Overalls, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in overalls, and theobject is to provide simple means whereby the lower ends of the legsthereof may be secured tightly around the ankles, leaving the remainingportions loose, thereby avoiding the chance of the same being caught inmachinery or obstacles, and eliminating danger as a result thereof.

A further and important object is to so construct the means that it willeifectively hold and will add practicaly nothing to the expense of thegarment.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of overallsequipped with the improvement, and showing the same in use,

Figure 2 is a detail longitudinal sectional view through a portion ofone of the legs illustrating the manner of mounting the parts,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the lower end of one of the legs, withthe contracting means in operative relation.

The overalls are designated generally by the reference numeral 4:, andmay be of any desired structure, each of the legs consisting of a frontsection 5 and a rear section 6 joined together by side scams 7. Sewedinto the lower ends of these seams are the terminals 8 of straps 9 thatare doubled back or to the front of the garment, as will be clear byreference to Figure 2. On the free end of one of these straps is mounteda buckle 10 adapted to be engaged with the tree portion of the otherstrap.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 3, 1922.

Serial No. 462,297.

Each leg is equipped with a pair of'straps, and as clearly indicated inFigures 1 and 3, and when the straps are buckled together and drawntightly the seams are drawn to the front and the surplus material thustolded beneath the straps. This effectively holds the lower ends of thelegs contracted about the ankles, while the remaining portions are loosefor free movement. The securing of the straps, as shown, insures thatthey will neither pull loose nor tear the material. It will be obviousthat the improve ment is inexpensive and will add nothing material tothe cost of the garment.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation andmany advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art, without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minordetails of construction, may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Overalls comprising loose leg portions having front and rear sectionssecured together by seams at the inner and outer sides of the legs,straps for each leg portion, each strap having one end secured within aseam, means carried by the free end of one strap of each leg adapted toreceive the free end of the opposite strap of said leg, whereby theoverall leg may be drawn tightly about the ankle.

In testimony whereof I my signature,

in the presence of two witnesses.

J. E. FINK, O. H. GEORGE.

